System for blood vessels cleaning, such as for a coronary artery, peripheral artery or any other body vessel, based on mobile agent

Abstract

This paper describes a system and method invention for blood vessels cleaning, such as a coronary artery, peripheral artery, or any other body vascular based on a mobile agent. The system consists of device which is electronically controlled, performing a procedure of vessel walls cleaning by removing the accumulated plaque or any other blockage material. This plaque or other blockage type may cause atherosclerosis and can eventually cause the artery to be blocked, causing heart disease, heart attack or stroke. Upon initial setup the system will be inserted into a human body and travel within its blood vessels. Based on sensors the system finds clogged areas and remove the blockage, without damaging the vessel's tissue using its cleaning system. The system independently and/or programmatically travels and searches for blockages within blood vessels using its own propulsion and navigation system. The system includes also a mechanism to remove and collect the removed plaque or any other blockage material. This system performs an efficient blood vessels cleaning and provides an innovative non surgical method for blood vessels blockage removal.

1 . A system comprising: A device that performs cleaning of any type of blood vessels blockages, said method comprising:
 A device that is inserted wireless or using flexible wire into blood vessels; and,   A device which includes electronically controlled based system to travel within blood vessels; and,   Electronically controlled sensors system to navigate within the blood vessels; and,   Electronically controlled sensors system to calculate constantly the blood vessels thickness; and,   Electronically controlled sensors system to search for vessels blockages; and,   Electronically controlled sensors system to determine a blockage within the blood vessels.   
     
     
         2 . In case of blockage identification, the system calculates the blockage's dimensions and prepares a removal plan, taking into account the artery's tissue thickness to avoid tissue damage. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1  includes clogging material removal mechanism which is laser, ultrasonic, thermal, mechanical based or other method to smoothly remove the blood vessel blockage, typically defined as plaque or any other blockage material. 
     
     
         4 . The system in  claim 1  includes autonomous, mobile robotic device. 
     
     
         5 . The system in  claim 1  includes wire inserted based device. 
     
     
         6 . The system in  claim 1  includes electronically controlled, remote operation, mobile device. 
     
     
         7 . The system in  claim 1  includes blockage debris collection system. 
     
     
         8 . The system in  claim 1  includes electronic controlled propulsion system to autonomously search, find and clean all the vessel's blockages. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1  includes intelligent mobile software to communicate, interact and collaborate with external electronic system creating an optional remote system to control the robotic device. 
     
     
         10 . An embedded computer program comprising: A computer program on flash memory medium having a computer readable program code for navigating the device within blood vessels, wherein the computer program controls micro-motors and mechanical sub-systems to maneuver the robotic device within the blood vessel. 
     
     
         11 . A computer program code to control ultra-sonic sensors system to continuously calculate the blood vessel tissue thickness and;
 computer program for calculating the blockage size and;   computer program to prepare and execute a blockage cleaning plan and;   computer program to control the scrubbing mechanism for smooth removal of the blockage.   computer program to control the blockage debris collection.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1  includes mini-camera to transmit the inner blood vessel view into an outside display system, comprising:
 (a) The outside display is Liquid Crystal Display monitor.   (b) The outside system includes an electronic system to convert the information transmitted by the robotic camera into a real-time image of the inner blood vessel.   (d) The robotic mini-camera included controlled zoom mechanism that can be controlled by the outside electronic system via wireless system.   
     
     
         13 . The robotic on-board computer program that is controlling an on-board electronic system and provides vital medical information to the outside system via wireless, comprising:
 (a) Blood type information.   (b) Blood temperature information.   (c) Vessel tissue thickness information.   (d) Blockage size and type information.   (e) Suggestions for blockage removal.   (f) Continuous status report during blockage removal procedure.   
     
     
         14 . The autonomous robotic system includes emergency shut-down system, comprising:
 (a) Electronic system to identify risky situations during blockage removal and stop the cleaning procedure.   (b) Electronic system to identify accidental blood vessel tissue damage during the cleaning and stop the cleaning procedure.   (c) Electronic system that receives an Emergency Shut-Down command from the outside, remote system to stop the procedure.   
     
     
         15 . The autonomous system of  claim 1  is shaped as a bullet to avoid inner blood vessel damage. 
     
     
         16 . The autonomous system of  claim 1  is operated on internal battery based power source. 
     
     
         17 . The system includes a mechanism for taking a sample of the blockage specimen for further analysis that may be done when the robotic system exits the blood vessel, comprising:
 (a) Mechanical system that is electronically controlled to collect blockage specimen.   (b) Computer program to control the mechanical system.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 1  including illumination system to light the inner blood vessel, comprising:
 (a) Micro-LED illumination source to illuminate the inner blood vessel.   (b) Computer program to control the light intensity of the Micro-LED illumination source.